Publications

1. Panicker,K.T.C., Ravindran,P. and Sreedevi, P. 2001. Screening of ten Mimosaceae plant pollen for anti-bacterial activity. Proceedings of the thirteenth Kerala Science Congress,  Thrissur, pp. 179-184.

2. Panicker, K.T.C., Peter Koshy, Ravindran, P.and Sreedevi,P. 2001.Morphological studies of pollen grains using electron microscopy. XXIV annual Conference of electron microscope society of India at Punjab University,Chandigargh. pp.68-69.

3. Panicker,K.T.C., Ravindran,P.and Sreedevi, P. 2002.Allerginicity of Mimosaceae pollen. Abstracts from Annual Convention of Indian Allergy, Asthma and Immunology, Trivandrum, 2001. In Indian journal of Allergy , asthma and Immunology, 2002:16(1):71

4. Remya,R. , Cherian Panicker and Shiburaj,S.2004. Antimicrobial activity of Wrightia tinctoria . Proceedings of seminar conducted by TBGRI.

5. Cherian Panicker, K.T. and Sreedevi, P.2003. Morphological features of pollen in Mimosaceae. Proceedings of the national seminar on plant reproductive biology and mutation breeding, Mahatma Gandhi College, Trivandrum-4. pp.23

6. Cherian Paniker, K.T. and Sreedevi,P. 2004. Studies in the pollen morphology of Mimosaceae- polyad taxa. Journal of Palynology(in press)

7. Cherian Paniker, K.T. and Sreedevi,P. 2004. Studies in the pollen morphology of Mimosaceae- monad, tetrad and octad taxa. Journal of Palynology(in press)

8. Cherian Paniker, K.T. and Sreedevi,P. 2004.Comparative morphology of pollen forms in Mimosaceae. Journal of Palynology(in press).

9. Cherian Panicker, K.T. and Indira .2004.Systematic approach to Botany , Text Book for class XI. Chand Publications , Trivandrum.

10. Cherian Panicker, K.T. and Indira .2004.Systematic approach to Botany , Text Book for class XII. Chand Publications , Trivandrum.

11. “Relevance of Biotechnology in the labor sector” radio talk in All India Radio  Thiruvananthapuram on  29.10.2002.

12. Biju Dharmapalan, Current science, 2003, 85, 561.
13. Biju Dharmapalan, Current science, 2002, 82,904.
14. Biju Dharmapalan, Current science, 2001, 81,629.
15. Biju, D. Conservation of rare medicinal plant Aristolochia bracteata. Ninth Swadeshi Science congress, 1999
16. Biju, D. Taxonomy as tool in Biodiversity conservation. Proceedings of International conference on Conservation of Tropical species, communities and ecosystems organized by Tropical Botanic Garden and Research Institute, 1998.
17. Biju, D. Need for tree planting and protection.Proceedings of the seminar conducted by Centre for Interdisciplinary studies and sponsored by Ministry of Environment and Forest, 1998.
18. Biju,D. Conservation of Plants in changing world ,Proceedings of the seminar conducted by Centre for Interdisciplinary studies and sponsored by Ministry of Environment and Forests, 2000
19. Koshy Samuel and Biju, D. The Hindu Metro Plus, Trivandrum.18 June 2001
20. AnilKumar, Roy and   Biju, Botany text for plus one, New Jyothi Publications, Trivandrum, 2003.
21.  AnilKumar,Roy, Biju and Rajithkumar,  Botany text for plus one(2^nd ed.), New Jyothi Publications, Trivandrum, 2004 

Seminars 

Within a short span of time the department has made its impact in the Biotech education with the successful conduction of many seminars including a National Seminar.

Collaborations
 The department has established a good rapport with the various research institutes Kerala , including

•  Rajiv Gandhi Centre For Biotechnology, Thiruvanathapuram, Kerala

•  Tropical Botanic garden and Research Institute, Palode, Thiruvanathapuram,  Kerala

•  Regional Cancer Centre, Thiruvanathapuram, Kerala

•  Regional Research Laboratory, Thiruvanathapuram, Kerala

•  Central Tuber Crops Research Institute, Thiruvanathapuram, Kerala

• Bioproducts private Ltd. etc

Students do job training programmes in these institutes.  

Extension

The department gives training for the unemployed youths in low cost tissue culture techniques and mushroom cultivation as part of extension activities.